Depends on what you mean by health care. Medicare is insurance, not care, and while insurance is part of the system, Medicare often pays private healthcare prov

Depends on what you mean by health care. Medicare is insurance, not care, and while insurance is part of the system, Medicare often pays private healthcare providers for service. Medicare only insures ~14% of the US, less than one sixth and is only available for people 65 and older. For those reasons, your example maybe doesn’t demonstrate what you imply.